The Ribbon

This is Charlotte Halley. Maybe an unfamiliar face but she is the person who introduced the ribbon into the "fight" (not my favourite term) against cancer, but not in the way you might think. For her, the ribbon was a symbol of her protest AGAINST  The National Cancer Institute in America because she had found out that less than 5% of its massive budget was actually used for the benefit of those with cancer. Her ribbon was peach and she held on to it. She would not allow it to be used as a commercial promotion, so lawyers advised a change of colour. And the colour chosen was pink. But let us never forget Charlotte and her protest still valid today. 

I would like to see legislation passed making it illegal to raise funds for charity without prominently displaying the number of pennies that goes to the end user/ the cause, for every pound paid.